There are some things that I have been finding that my brain does automatically, but I had no idea that I was doing it. When I start to read and research a little on parallelism I found out that I was doing it a lot.
Parallelism is when you set up a pair of things or a series of things and they seem to be put on the same pedestal. For example: when I went to school I learned a ton of great things, reading, writing and spelling. In this sentence I named of three things that seemed to be equally important. And that’s really what parallelism is all about.
Now there are a few rules to this concept that I was reminded or even learned about, and that was that in a series of things they must be in the same grammatical pattern. These patterns being a noun, an infinitive, a gerund, or other grammatical forms. Example: Greg is pressured to go to college, work a full-time job, and life as a newlywed husband. This is opposed to something like: Greg is pressured in going to collage, work a full-time job, and living as a newlywed husband. You see, work would need to be changed to working so that all three of the grammatical pattern would be the same.
Ok, so I pointed that they must be the same grammatical pattern in a series, now I would like to do same with a pair. It’s quite the same in concept; but that it’s only a pair of things and that you use the same wording. Example: If I was able to fly there would be so many things I could do and things I could not do. I like this example because it shows how again they are two things that mean two separate ideas, yet at the same time are on the same level in importance.
So next time you want to keep things even just think of parallelism.

i must admit i dont think i have ever used a semicolon; i never correctly have used one atleast. I never really have understood when you actually use them or even what the difference between a semicolon and a comma. but according to SMGTW it is used when you two simalar causes are combined. these situations can be serated by a period but if we are yoto use a smicolon, it shows that the two cause are simalar.

There are many other reasons why and when to use them and this link is a good sourse to learn more.

the game of commas

Well, in my study of commas I have found that I really knew a lot more about using commas then what I thought I did. I guess to start with the most basic way to use a comma, that is, with independent clauses and coordinating conjunctions. These are with words such as for, and, or, nor, but, yet or so. This tells readers that there is an independent clause that follows the first. So, if you were to be writing about one thing that were happening and wanted to add another idea on top of it, you would need to add a comma to bring the two elements together. For example, the frog hopped to the pound, and he ate a bug. I took the first element, the frog making his way to the pound, and then added the second element, that he had eaten a bug. Now I’m sure that, that is one of the most basic ways to use a comma, but there are many ways to use them.
Another no brainer for most of us is in listing. I’m sure we all can remember our 5th grade teacher saying, “If you have three or more things that you are grouping together you must you use commas” So just a little reminder to all of you out there, when make a list of things, use commas.
Now to point out another form of using commas, I have to start out by saying this is the form I have the most fun with in my writing. This form is when you do what is called “setting off a nonrestrictive word group.” Now to put that phase in to my own words I would like to call it “adding in random crap. Now of course this can be used to also add extra information to give readers a better idea of what you’re saying. But I like to use it just to keep the person thinking. Example: One bright and sunny day, which was so hot that you could rip all you clothes off, jump in a pool and still be hot, a man was walking down the street. Ok, so if you were to read this sentence without the nonrestrictive word group it would say, “One bright and sunny day a man was walking down the street,” and that makes perfect sense right? Yes, I know it does, and that’s why nonrestrictive word groups are awesome. Because you can throw whatever you want at the reader and you can make them really think about what is being said. Now I must warn you, there are some dangers, because you can go to random and loose you reader, which I’m sure that’s the state of which most of you are right now.
Commas really make or break a sentence so we must be sure of using them in the right time and place. For further information about where to put them, go here. And learn of all the wonderful ways to use that little mark of glory.